PARLIAMENT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 196, 20 July 1936, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

RESUMPTION THIS WEEK

“PLENTY TO BE DONE.”

WELLINGTON, July 20. “The aim of the Government will be to have the Bill making provision lor the restoration of salary and wage cuts passed through the House or liepresentatives during the coming week. I’his statement was made in an interview on Saturday by the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), who said the Bill would probably be introduced on Wednesday. “We want to get the Finance Bui passed as soon as possible,” the Prime Minister continued, “so that people can get the benefit of wage restorations retrospective to July 1. Some employers who have not yet restored tlie cuts are waiting, 1 believe, to see details of the Government’s proposals before they make the retrospective payments. If the Bill can he put through the House during the coining week, tiie 1931 scale of wages should be restored generally by the end of the month.” Mr Savage said that only formal business would be taken when the House resumed on Tuesday and after tributes had been paid to the memory of the late Sir William Hall-Jonos and other deceased legislators, there would he an adjournment until Wednesday afternoon. The Finance Bill would then be introduced and the debate on it would probably be opened on Thursday. Jf necessary the Government would take urgency for the measure, hut it was not anticipated that its provisions would be argued at any great length. ‘ “There is plenty of work to he done,” the Prime Minister added, “and I think I can promise' that, even apart from the Fiiiance Bill, there will be an interesting week in prospect.” Preparations have been completed for the resumption of the session tomorrow. Messengers and other attendants at Parliament Buildings, who have been working in various Government departments during the recess, are now back on duty and Bellamy’s has been reopened for the benefit of southern members, many of whom arrived in Wellington yesterday. The majority of North Island members will arrive to-day or to-morrow.